{"product_id":"mad-house-how-donald-trump-maga-mean-girls-a-former-used-car-salesman-a-florida-nepo-baby-and-a-man-with-rats-in-his-walls-broke-congress-hardcover","title":"Mad House: How Donald Trump, Maga Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Karni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLuke Broadwater\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exclusive fly-on-the-wall account of the epic dysfunction of the American Congress, from the rotating cast of failed Speakers to the MAGA efforts to impeach President Joe Biden to the insanity of the 2024 presidential race--by the star congressional reporters at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMad House \u003c\/i\u003econtains cyanide and candy on every page, which proves to be a killer combo. I loved it.\"--Mark Leibovich, author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eThis Town \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThank You for Your Servitude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States Congress has always been messy and far-from-august, but as Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater show here, in scorching, shocking detail, it has reached some kind of chaotic bottom. The anarchy that reigned over Congress's lower chamber in the wake of the January 6th attack on the Capitol Building--the election of serial liar and con-man George Santos, revenge porn being shown on the floor of the house, and the theatrical high jinks of Lauren Boebert--all were a sign of decay and dysfunction of the highest order. Even the members of the 118th Congress would admit it was a circus--but up close, the spectacle was more alarming than funny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking the reader into closed door meetings as House Republicans, in thrall to a cult of personality, bumble ever deeper into extremism, and sniping House Democrats lose faith in their President, the authors reveal a level of disorder that we have never seen before. \u003ci\u003eMad House \u003c\/i\u003eis a searing, rollicking, and deeply reported portrait of a body at war with itself, riven by pettiness, egomania, and score-settling, and defined by the truly unbelievable antics of people like Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Jim Jordan, who, handed the reins of power, attempted to actually govern a country. They did the bare minimum but voters in the 2024 elections rewarded them nonetheless, giving MAGA Republicans control of the White House, the Senate, and the House--and delivering to President Donald Trump a malleable Congress of loyalists there to serve. If you want a peek at what the next four years might look like, there's no better place to start than the dysfunction that led us here.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Karni\u003c\/b\u003e is a congressional correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She joined the paper in 2018 and was previously a White House correspondent, covering both the Trump and Biden administrations. Before that, she worked for \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e, where she covered the 2016 presidential election, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, covering local politics. She has also written for \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. She frequently appears on television and radio programs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuke Broadwater\u003c\/b\u003e is a congressional correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he has profiled congressional leaders, investigated federal spending, and played a key role in the paper's coverage of the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol, for which the \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003ewas named finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. Prior to joining the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, Luke worked for nearly a decade at the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was the lead reporter on a series of investigative articles that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting and a George Polk Award for political reporting. He frequently appears on television and radio programs for interviews.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52689284038989,"sku":"9780593731260","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/zjB0ilL5d69780593731260.webp?v=1761963645","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/mad-house-how-donald-trump-maga-mean-girls-a-former-used-car-salesman-a-florida-nepo-baby-and-a-man-with-rats-in-his-walls-broke-congress-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}